W.W. Grainger
603 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.9B invested in W.W. Grainger in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 183 increasing their positions, 224 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
90% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 49
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 567 → 603 (+36)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $11B → $10.9B (-$105M)
2.57% less ownership
Funds ownership: 81.5% → 78.93% (-2.6%)
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 183 | Existing positions reduced: 224
76% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $45.6M | Put options by funds: $187M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$88.7M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
+$55.7M |
| 3 |
RRAM
River Road Asset Management
Louisville,
Kentucky
|
+$51M |
| 4 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$43.1M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$36.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$307M |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Financial Services
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$121M |
| 3 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$116M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$76.7M |
| 5 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$75.3M |
GWW Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
603 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in W.W. Grainger (GWW) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $10.9B — down 0.95% from $11B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new GWW positions and 49 closed out — a net gain of 44 holders — while 183 added to existing stakes and 224 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Mackenzie Financial, adding an estimated $88.7M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $307M.
- 603 institutional investors held W.W. Grainger (GWW) as of Q4 2016, up from 567 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $10.9B of W.W. Grainger stock for Q4 2016, down 0.95% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new W.W. Grainger positions in Q4 2016 and 49 closed out, a net change of +44 holders.
- The largest W.W. Grainger buyer in Q4 2016 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $88.7M added.
- The largest W.W. Grainger seller in Q4 2016 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $307M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.